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THE NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENT RECENTLY VOTED BY A LARGE MAJORITY TO APPLY TO THE COMMON MARKET FOR ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY AS A FULL MEMBER.

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THE NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENT RECENTLY VOTED BY A LARGE MAJORITY TO APPLY TO THE COMMON MARKET FOR ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY AS A FULL MEMBER. SHE IS ALREADY AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER. ON MAY 2, AT THE PALAIS DES CONGRES, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, M. NILS JORGENSEN, THE NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR, HANDED IN HIS COUNTRY'S FORMAL APPLICATION.

NORWAY IS THE THIRD OF THE "OUTER SEVEN" COUNTRIES TO SEEK MEMBERSHIP. BRITAIN AND DENMARK HAVE ALREADY DONE SO.

IN OSLO, NORWAY, MR GERHARDSEN, PRIME MINISTER, SAID HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD HOLD A REFERENDUM BEFORE SIGNING ANY AGREEMENT FOR MEMBERSHIP. M. HALVARD LANGE, FOREIGN MINISTER, SAID HE HOPES NEGOTIATIONS COULD BEGIN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.